One of the biggest weeks of the jiu-jitsu schedule has arrived, and certainly the biggest of the IBJJF calendar, as the 2024 World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship begins on May 30 at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, Calif.
Day 1 of IBJJF Worlds 2024featured Adult Blue Belts, Brown Belts and Purple Belts.
The first day ended with more than a dozen 2024 World Champions crowned. It also featured the first set of BJJ teams earning points.
IBJJF Worlds is a four-day event and the fourth leg of the IBJJF Grand Slamthat includes Euros, Pans and Brasileiro.
The Adult Black Belt stars like Mica Galvao and Gabi Pessanha won't begin competition until Saturday's early rounds and finals will be on Sunday, June 2. But Thursday's action includes some of the rising stars of the sport seeking world championships in their belt and IBJJF Weight Class.
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Here are some highlights on Day 1.
IBJJF Worlds 2024 Results: Here Are The Latest BJJ Champions
FEMALE / ADULT / PURPLE / ROOSTER (107.00LB)
- Mia Funegra, Art of Jiu Jitsu
FEMALE / ADULT / PURPLE / FEATHER (129.00LB)
- Giovanah Oliveira da Silva, JFC Almeida JJ
MALE / ADULT / BLUE / OPEN CLASS
- João Paulo S. do Nascimento, DreamArt
FEMALE / ADULT / BROWN / OPEN CLASS
- Vitoria Gabriella Nogueira dos Reis, Castro Team
Team Standings So Far At IBJJF Worlds
Adult Male
- DreamArt 35
- Alliance 35
- Vision 22
- CheckMat 13
- Art of Jiu Jitsu 10
- Dynamix Fighting Sports 3
- Cicero Costha Internacional 3
- Athlas Training Team 3
- Atos Jiu-Jitsu 3
- Alliance International 3
Adult Female
- GF Team 37
- DreamArt 26
- Art of Jiu Jitsu 24
- Vision 23
- JFC Almeida JJ 21
- Castro Team 18
- CheckMat 15
- Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu 13
- LEAD BJJ 12
- Nova União 10
IBJJF Worlds 2024 Results: Here Are The Latest BJJ Champions
MALE / ADULT / BLUE / ROOSTER (127.00LB)
- Alexander Adrian Osorio Mendez, Art of Jiu Jitsu
MALE / ADULT / BLUE / ULTRA-HEAVY
- Yan de Quevedo Goulart, Alliance
FEMALE / ADULT / BLUE / ROOSTER (107.00LB)
- Marina de Souza Barbosa, JFC Almeida JJ
FEMALE / ADULT / BLUE / LIGHT-FEATHER (118.00LB)
- Jeniffer Eduarda dos Santos Tenório, Vision
FEMALE / ADULT / BLUE / FEATHER (129.00LB)
- Any Karoline Oliveira, DreamArt
FEMALE / ADULT / BLUE / MIDDLE (152.60LB)
- Ana Clara Regiani Arouca, Cicero Costha Internacional
FEMALE / ADULT / BLUE / MEDIUM-HEAVY (163.60LB)
- Kelly Vitória Tavares de Freitas Santos, Vision
FEMALE / ADULT / BLUE / SUPER-HEAVY
- Daniele Daltro de Barros Moitas, GF Team
FEMALE / ADULT / PURPLE / LIGHT-FEATHER (118.00LB)
Ashlee Funegra, Art of Jiu Jitsu
Team Standings So Far At IBJJF Worlds
Adult Male
- Alliance 34
- DreamArt 23
- Vision 22
- CheckMat 13
- Art of Jiu Jitsu 10
- Dynamix Fighting Sports 3
- Cicero Costha Internacional 3
- Athlas Training Team 3
- Atos Jiu-Jitsu 3
- Alliance International 3
Adult Female
- GF Team 34
- DreamArt 25
- Vision 23
- Castro Team 18
- CheckMat 14
- Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu 13
- LEAD BJJ 12
- Nova União 10
- Cicero Costha Internacional 10
- CheckMat International 9
IBJJF Worlds 2024 Results: Here Are The Latest BJJ Champions
MALE / ADULT / BLUE / LIGHT-FEATHER (141.60LB)
- Stuart Gregory Carmody, Vision
MALE / ADULT / BLUE / MIDDLE (181.60LB)
- Miguel Pablo Almeida Paiva, DreamArt
MALE / ADULT / BLUE / MEDIUM-HEAVY (195.00LB)
- Freddy Lele talla, Alliance
MALE / ADULT / BLUE / HEAVY (208.00LB)
- João Paulo S. do Nascimento, DreamArt
MALE / ADULT / BLUE / SUPER-HEAVY (222.00LB)
- Michael Lawrence Bulkin, Alliance
FEMALE / ADULT / BLUE / LIGHT (141.60LB)
- Megan Jane Cook, CheckMat
FEMALE / ADULT / BLUE / HEAVY (175.00LB)
- Aleksandra Andric, GF Team
FEMALE / ADULT / BROWN / HEAVY (175.00LB)
- Anabel Lopez Beard, CheckMat International
Team Standings So Far At IBJJF Worlds
Adult Male
Alliance 25
DreamArt 22
Vision 18
CheckMat 13
Cicero Costha Internacional 3
Athlas Training Team 3
Atos Jiu-Jitsu 3
Alliance International 3
Gracie Barra 2
Renzo Gracie 1
Adult Female
- GF Team 22
- Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu 13
- CheckMat International 9
- Castro Team 9
- Unity Jiu-jitsu 9
- LEAD BJJ 9
- DreamArt 9
- Nova União 9
- Art of Jiu Jitsu 6
- Alliance 4
IBJJF Worlds 2024 Results: Here Are The Latest BJJ Champions
MALE / ADULT / BLUE / FEATHER (154.60LB)
- Guilherme Theo Marques, Vision
FEMALE / ADULT / BROWN / ROOSTER (107.00LB)
- Yasmyn Castro, Nova União
FEMALE / ADULT / BROWN / MEDIUM-HEAVY (163.60LB)
- Maria Eduarda Nogueira Torres, Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
FEMALE / ADULT / BROWN / SUPER-HEAVY
- Isabely Generoso da Silva Lemos, GF Team
Team Standings So Far At IBJJF Worlds
Adult Male
- CheckMat 12
- Vision 9
- Atos Jiu-Jitsu 3
- Alliance 1
- DreamArt 1
- Art of Jiu Jitsu 1
- Gracie Barra 1
Adult Female
- GF Team 13
- Fratres Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu 12
- Castro Team 9
- Unity Jiu-jitsu 9
- LEAD BJJ 9
- DreamArt 9
- Nova União 9
- Art of Jiu Jitsu 6
- Carranca Team 3
- Movement Art 3
IBJJF Worlds 2024 Results: Here Are The Latest BJJ Champions
MALE / ADULT / BLUE / LIGHT (168.00LB)
- Rodrigo Araujo Rosa de França, CheckMat
FEMALE / ADULT / BROWN / MIDDLE (152.60LB)
- Vitoria Gabriella Nogueira dos Reis, Castro Team
FEMALE / ADULT / BROWN / LIGHT-FEATHER (118.00LB)
- Thaynara Victoria Soares da Silva, DreamArt
Unity Jiu-Jitsu Scores Win At IBJJF Worlds 2024 With Emily Pakulski Taking Brown Lightweight
Unity Jiu-Jitsu tied LEAD BJJ in the early point lead with nine after Emily Pakulski beat Valentina Lodi of Art of Jiu Jitsu in the Adult Brown Light finals.
Pakulski was one of the favorites to win the weight class.
Cassia Remesar Wins First Championship At IBJJF Worlds In Adult Brown Feather
Cassia Remesar of Lead BJJ won the Brown Belt Featherweight World Championship on May 30 becoming the first athlete to win a championship at the Walter Pyramid. She defeated Caroline Brunacio Vinhaes of GF Team in the final.
Remesar was one of the athleteshighlighted by Joe Gilpin in the weight classheading into Day 1.
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Don't miss any of the action by checking out our match archives from Day 1 at IBJJF World Championships
IBJJF Worlds 2024 Results
Get the latest official results from theWalter Pyramid at the IBJJF website.
Male Blue Belt Divisions
Here are some of the best athletes to watch on Day 1 of IBJJF Worlds 2024
Rooster
- Alexander Adrian Osorio Mendez - 3:06pm, Mat 9
- Weverton Martins Teixeira - 3:22pm, Mat 8
Light-Feather
- Stuart Gregory Carmody - 1:46pm, Mat 10
- Luan Borges Nogueira Lima - 2:10pm, Mat 6
- Jorge Antonio Macías Arista - 2:18pm, Mat 5
See the full list of athletes to watch here.
Female Blue Belt Divisions
Here are some of the best athletes to watch on Day 1 of IBJJF Worlds 2024
Rooster
- Mariana Ferretti Levi - 4:50pm, Mat 10
- Kamila Abreu da Silva - 4:58pm, Mat 4
Light-Feather
- Emily Lynn Leyva - 5:06pm, Mat 6
- Zion Paige Mendoza - 4:18pm, Mat 9
See the full list of athletes to watch here.
Male Brown Belt Divisions
Here are some of the best athletes to watch on Day 1 of IBJJF Worlds 2024
Rooster
- Kleber Barboza Alves - 11:50am, Mat 9
- Michael Jalen B. Fonacier - 12:10pm, Mat 10
- Santiago Guerra - 11:20am, Mat 9
Light Feather
- Igor Moreira de F. da Silva - 11:30am, Mat 6
- Rerisson dos Santos Gabriel - 11:40am, Mat 8
- Carlos José Luiz Junior - 11:50am, Mat 1
Female Brown Belt Divisions
Rooster
- Erika Fernanda Jesus Machado - 1:10pm, Mat 2
- Yasmyn Castro - 12:30pm, Mat 2
Light-Feather
- Thaynara Victoria Soares da Silva - 12:50pm, Mat 11
See the full list of athletes to watch here.
Female Purple Belt Divisions
Here are some of the best athletes to watch on Day 1 of IBJJF Worlds 2024
Rooster - Thursday
- Lumara Thais Santos Silva - 7:00pm, Mat 10
- Mia Funegra - 4:58pm, Mat 10
- Fernanda Pontes de Sá M. Moura - 5:40pm, Mat 10
- Mandy Nicole Schneider - 5:57pm, Mat 10
Light-Feather -Thursday
- Kamilly Silva Dias de Souza - 6:33pm, Mat 3
- Ashlee Funegra - 6:51pm, Mat 3
The rest of purple belt action will be on Friday and Saturday. See the full list of athletes to watch here.
Male Brown Belts To Watch Today On FloGrappling
Here are some of the best athletes to watch on Day 1 of IBJJF Worlds 2024
Rooster
- Kleber Barboza Alves - 11:50am, Mat 9
- Michael Jalen B. Fonacier - 12:10pm, Mat 10
- Santiago Guerra - 11:20am, Mat 9
Light Feather
- Igor Moreira de F. da Silva - 11:30am, Mat 6
- Rerisson dos Santos Gabriel - 11:40am, Mat 8
- Carlos José Luiz Junior - 11:50am, Mat 1
Female Brown Belt Divisions
Rooster
- Erika Fernanda Jesus Machado - 1:10pm, Mat 2
- Yasmyn Castro - 12:30pm, Mat 2
Light-Feather
- Thaynara Victoria Soares da Silva - 12:50pm, Mat 11
See the full list of athletes to watch here.
IBJJF Worlds 2024 Mat Assignments On May 30
Here is the schedule, all times are Pacific Standard, for the match mat assignments on Day 1 of IBJFF Worlds
IBJJF Weight Classes
The IBJJF uses the following weight classes for gi competitions:
Male
- Rooster (57.5kg/126.5lbs)
- Light Feather (64kg/141lbs)
- Feather (70kg/154lbs)
- Light (76kg/167lbs)
- Middle (82.3kg/181lbs)
- Medium Heavy (88.3kg/195lbs)
- Heavy (94.3kg/208lbs)
- Super Heavy (97.5kg/215lbs)
- Ultra Heavy (No maximum)
Female
- Rooster: 107 lbs (47.5 kg)
- Light Feather: 115 lbs (52.2 kg)
- Feather: 125.5 lbs (57 kg)
- Light: 138.5 lbs (62.8 kg)
- Middle: 152.0 lbs (69.1 kg)
- Medium Heavy: 167.5 lbs (76.1 kg)
- Heavy: 181.5 lbs (82.3 kg)
- Super Heavy: (No maximum)
The Open Weight Categories
IBJJF competitions feature open classes, sometimes called absolute divisions. These divisions, open to competitors in the blue, purple, brown and black belt ranks, allow athletes from different weight categories to compete together. The winner of this division is called the absolute champion.
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